(1769–1852) Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, FRS Prime Minister of Great Britain The Duke of Wellington in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El Duque de Wellington 1812–1814 National Gallery, London Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley s.d. National Museum Wales, Cardiff…
(1777–1860) Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary Queen Desideria Queen consort of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Désirée Clary in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born November 8 1777 Marseille (France) Died December 17 1860 Stockholm (Sweden) Husband Charles XIV John…
(1758–1815) Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton Thomas Picton in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer Born August 24 1758 Haverfordwest (Wales) Died June 18 1815 Waterloo (Belgium)
(1755–1824) Louis Stanislas Xavier Louis le Désiré King of France (1814–1824) Louis XVIII in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer Born November 17 1755 Château de Versailles, Versailles (France) Died September 16 1824 Palais du Louvre, Paris (France)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul (Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul) 1804 Oil on canvas, 227 x 147 cm Grand Curtius, Liège See also: • Napoleon I
(1769–1821) First Consul of the French Republic (1799–1804) Emperor of the French (1804–1815) President of the Italian Republic (1802–1805) King of Italy (1805–1814) Napoléon in Literature: • Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950): The Man of Destiny (1898) Napoléon in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Napoleone c.1802…
Philippe II Auguste (1165-1223) King of France (1180-1223) Louis IX (1214-1270) King of France (1226-1270) François I (1494-1547) Count of Angoulême Duke of Valois King of France (1515-1547) Henri II (1519-1559) King of France (1547-1559) Henri IV (1553-1610) Henri le Grand, né…
(1898–1967) René François Ghislain Magritte The artist’s works: La Mort des Fantômes 1928 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York La Voix des airs 1928 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Le Dormeur téméraire 1928 Tate Britain, London Le masque vide 1928 National Museum Wales, Cardiff…
